gurká

See also: gurka, gúrka, gùrka, gurķī, and gurķa

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkurːkaː/

Noun

gurká

1. cucumber

Inflection

Even á-stem, rk-rkk gradation
Nominative	gurká
Genitive	gurkká
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gurká	gurkkát
Accusative	gurkká	gurkkáid
Genitive	gurkká	gurkkáid
Illative	gurkái	gurkkáide
Locative	gurkkás	gurkkáin
Comitative	gurkkáin	gurkkáiguin
Essive	gurkán
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gurkán gurkáme gurkámet 2nd person gurkát gurkáde gurkádet 3rd person gurkás gurkáska gurkáset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland